MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑06‑15 | 136 | 414 | Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France |
Railroad Bridge Damaged: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the entire 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, the sixth and last Wing of Air Task Force #2 on today's mission. The objective of the mission was to cut a main supply route for enemy troops in the invasion area. The primary target was bombed from an altitude of 15,000 feet, in CAVU conditions, with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6128 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Hale, Charles Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Grant, Walter Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Swisher, Glenn Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Radde, Gerhardt Carl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Richardson, William Earl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Burlingame, James Wyatt⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Greene, Henry Tyler, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Asher, John Calvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zipfel, Herbert Walter⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |